Harbinson family name history and map

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Harbinson in 1911 Ireland

The 1911 Census recorded 467 people named Harbinson in Ireland; roughly one in every 9,400 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 222 men and 245 women.

Counties with Harbinson in Ireland

The Harbinsons were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 56.1% of them (262 people). Next came Down (100), Armagh (47), Tyrone (27) and Derry (20).
Surname distribution map, 1911 census

Harbinson average age in 1911

The average Harbinson in 1911 was 27.9 years old, 25.0 for men and 30.6 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.

Harbinson literacy in 1911

Of the Harbinsons whose literacy was recorded, 77.4% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 18.2% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.

Harbinson common first names

The most common male names were John (28), James, William, Robert and Thomas. For women it was Mary (27), followed by Margaret, Sarah, Jane and Maggie.

Harbinson occupations in 1911

The most common entry on a Harbinson's census form was "Scholar"; 21.4% (100) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (12.8%), farmer (9%), general labourer (4.5%) and metal worker / engineer (1.9%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 15.4% of all Harbinsons, followed by agriculture, general labourers and retail & commerce.

What religion is Harbinson?

Most Harbinsons, 54%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (23.1%), Anglican (19.3%), Plymouth Brethren (1.3%) and Methodist (0.9%).
Map showing where Roman Catholic families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census
Map showing where Presbyterian families of this surname lived in Ireland, 1911 census

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Harbinson statistics (1911)

Number: 467
Rank: 1,414
Average Age: 28

Harbinson in the USA (2020)

Number: 347
Rank: 62,349

Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero. 

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